How Trove confirmed 6 of 7 major claims from the Harvard Crimson's investigation into Larry Summers-Jeffrey Epstein communications
Cross-referenced against 16,886+ Epstein documents
On November 13, 2025, the Harvard Crimson published explosive revelations about communications between former Harvard President Larry Summers and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. We used Trove to independently verify every major claim.
The Harvard Crimson obtained emails revealing a six-year correspondence between Summers and Epstein, including:
Using Trove's AI-powered document analysis platform, we:
The Harvard Crimson reported that Epstein planned to donate $500,000 to a Harvard project called "Poetry in America," led by English professor Elisa New (Summers' wife at the time).
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"Larry has told me that you and a friend would like to contribute to my project (hallelujah and thank you a million times, Jeffrey) and that I ought to write up a proposal asking for 500,000."
— Lisa New to Jeffrey Epstein
"This will be absolutely be a Harvard gift that will count as Campaign success and from which Harvard will take some (but not as much) overhead."
— Lisa New, same document
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The same document reveals the $500,000 was intended to fund interviews with prominent figures including Bill Clinton for the Poetry in America project.
"The raw materials for that period include interviews with Bill Clinton (including footage not yet used by WGBH)..."
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One day later, March 17, 2019, Epstein advised Summers on communication strategy, drawing a comparison to a high-profile political event:
"you care very much for this person. you might want to demonstrate that. a note does the very opposite. its like trump firing comey. :)"
— Jeffrey Epstein, HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_033437.jpg
The Harvard Crimson reported that Summers sought personal advice from Epstein about relationship issues, calling them "dear Abby" matters. Our analysis confirms this with striking detail from March 2019.
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"Could say she has now used up 80 percent of what she was owed through my changes in plan."
— Larry Summers
"I think she is tired of this alas. Sustaining w secrecy hard."
— Larry Summers
"At some point need more firmness though."
— Larry Summers
This correspondence occurred just 4 months before Epstein's arrest in July 2019, demonstrating an active advisor relationship until the very end.
Perhaps the most startling revelation: On October 2, 2016, at 2:32 AM, Larry Summers asked Jeffrey Epstein whether Donald Trump was a "real cocaine user."
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How plausible is idea that trump is real cocaine user?
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This email appears in three separate document files, confirming its authenticity through redundant House Oversight Committee records.
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This question was sent exactly one month before the 2016 presidential election, during a period of intense media scrutiny of both candidates. It reveals Summers seeking Epstein's input on political intelligence.
In the same document, Summers also asked Epstein: "can someone from the development office show rothschild around harvard sat.?"
This demonstrates Summers using his Harvard connections to facilitate introductions at Epstein's request.
215 communications spanning 6+ years reveal an extensive and evolving relationship
Only 1 communication found in database for 2013. The relationship appears to begin cautiously.
October 27, 2014: Elisa New sends $500,000 funding proposal to Epstein for Poetry in America project.
157 total communications during this 3-year period show Epstein serving as an active advisor on personal and professional matters.
57 communications in early 2019, ending with personal relationship advice in March.
March 16-17, 2019:
"Sustaining w secrecy hard" / "its like trump firing comey"
Epstein arrested July 6, 2019 (~4 months later)
This level of verification would take weeks or months manually. With Trove, it took minutes.
We searched for "Larry Summers" in Trove's entity database, which automatically identified him across name variations and aliases.
Trove's AI (Claude 3.5 + Gemini 2.0) had already processed 16,886+ documents, extracting entities, dates, and communication metadata.
Found 215 communications where Summers was either sender or recipient. Filtered by date ranges, extracted quoted text, and identified key themes.
Cross-referenced each Harvard Crimson claim with specific documents, extracting verbatim quotes and providing unique document IDs for verification.
| Method | Time Required | Documents Reviewed | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual Review | 3-4 weeks | ~500-1000 (partial) | ❓ Variable |
| Trove AI Analysis | ~30 minutes | 16,886 (complete) | ✅ 85.7% confirmation |
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